Speedway amusement device



A. P. LAUSTER. SPEEDWAY AMU SEMENT DEVICE. APPUCATION FILED-FEB. 28. I920- Patented Sept. 28, 1920 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- [.VVENTOR. jE'Laueierj W4 A 7 TORNE Y A. P. LAUSTER.

SPEEDWAY AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED ra.2a,1920.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

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I/VVENTOR: flPZZauS i'er W .C i l -C il I I ATTORNEY UNITED STATES. PATENT c erics.

AUGUST -P. LAUSTER, OF'BROOKLYN, New YORK, nssrenon, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO HYLA F. lXIAIfNES,

GAINES, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPEEDWAY AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Application filed February 28, 192.0.

T all 10 7mm it may concern.

Be it known that I, AUGUs'r P. LAUSTER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of .Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Speedway Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to amusement devices in the form of a car and track over which thecaris operated.

The object or" this invention is to provide an apparatus of this character in .whicha car is shot or hurled from point to point along its track under varying conditions of speed, and in an irregular and erky-fashion.

This is accomplished by means of .oneor more projectors movingto contact with a car as it rolls along the track and thus speed it on its way. I The sudden speed changes effected in this manner are exhilarating and pleasurable.

A further ohject ofthe present invention is to provide in an apparatus ofthis character, in connection with a pair of tracks and a car, zturnwtables arranged to receive the car from one trackandchange its direction, and start it running back on the other track, to be there received by a similar turntable and caused to be" again deflected and started back onthe other track.

In the accompanying drawing showing embodiments of my invention, Figure .1 is a planview of the apparatus.

Fig; 2 is a longitudinal.section.

Fig. 3 shows enlarged avertical section on the line 33 of Fig.1...

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the line 44 hie: 1.

5 shows thecar in-sideelevation. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the car. Asshown in the drawings .Ifprovide a pair of runways or tracks, denoted generally by 3 and 4;, that as shown are arranged parallel a short distance apart. These tracks as set forth in Fig. 1, are shownas comprising cross ties 5. supported on pillars 6, 6. 0n theseties are placed the running rails 7, 7 that .as shown are simply flat plates. At the outer sidesof the rails ,7, I

arrange guide plates 8, Sthat may be supported by blocks 9 on each side at their outer faces.

These tracks are identical on each side 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920. Serial No. 361,953.

ands, and adapted to receive a car 10, provided with seats 11,11. v

The bottom 12 of the car is provided with journal blocks 13,13 oneach side, that receive the axles 14: provided with running wheels 15. Four of these axles and wheels are shown on the bottom of the car, and ti ese wheels are adapted to run on the rails 7 of the track.

The caris also provided with a series of guide wheels 16, 16 on each side that each entering the turntable from the end of one track will pass around the turn-tableto the opposite side, and thereupon be caused to leave the turn-table under considerable mo.- mentum and pass along the other track. This car will continue along the latter track and be received by the turntable at the other end, and will go through the same operation at this turn-table, being reversed and caused to again enter the first track under considerable speed. Its momentum will cause it. to travel along the latter track until each engages the other turn-table.

At one end of the tracks 3 and '4; I provide a turn-table comprising a circular platform 20 having a vertical shaft 21 mounted to rotate in a suitable bearing 22 carried by a masonry block 23 set in the ground. Suitable wheels 24 are rotatably mounted on posts 25 to guide the rotation of the turntable.

The disk 20 of the turn-table is arranged on a level with the tracks 7, 7 of the two track members, and these tracks are continued by extensions 71 up to the edge of disk 20, so that the car wheels will run on to the turn-tables from the tracks. This applies to both sides of the turn-table so that the car traveling around on the turntable can pass backon to the other track 4. Around the outside of the turn-table I proposts. 27, that extends from the outer-guidevide an upright guideplate '26 supported on plate-S oithe track- 3, to the-outer guide plate 8 of the track 4;. This guideplate will engage with the guide wheels 16 on the side of the cars, see cause the car when received on the turntable and carried around with it, to remain on the diskQO. I further provide an inner guardplate 28 suitably supportedby arms 29ffrom a post 30; which guide plate will engage wheels 16 on the inner side of the car as shown. A secondt'urn table is arranged at the otherend' o'f the tracks 3 tracks have'an intermediate portion 36 that inclined toward the turn-table. produce a different effect, as the car is shot is level, and the end portions 37 and 38 are This will off from one turn-table at a considerable speed it will run a shortdistance on the inclined portion of the track then run along the level portion to the end portion of the track that is declined. This will insurevthe car running on to the turn-table in case its -momentum has become reduced.

:When it is desired to stop the car, a swinging arm 39 has an end portion 40 arranged to project up between the rails to engage the car and arrest its motion. One of these devices is shown on one side, but a; duplicate could "be arranged on the opposite. side in case two cars were in operation.

: I What I claim is:

'1. In a device of the character set forth, a

' f pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to 45.

- car, a guideway adjacent one turn-table to rotate and located some distance apart, a

receive the car and direct it onto the turntable to guide the car to travel around on the turn-table to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turn.- table, a similar guideway for the other turni table, and a pair of track guideways for the saidcar, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from one turn-table by the guideway to pass along one track and enter the said guideway of the other turn-table, the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turntable and guide it back to the other turntable. v

2. Ina devicejof the character set forth, a

pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate and located some distance apart, a ear, a guideway adjacent one turn-table to receive the car and direct it onto the turn- Fig. 1 and serve to table to guide the car to travel around on the turn-table to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable, a similar guideway fortheother turntable and a pair of track guide-ways for the said car, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from one turn-table by the guidewayto pass along one track and enter the said guideway of the other turn-table,

the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, and means for causing movement of the car along said track guide-ways V and aroundthe turn-tables.

'3. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate" and located some distance apart, a car, a guideway adjacent one. turn-table to receive the car and" direct it onto the turntable and to guide the car to travel around onthe turn-table tothe opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable,'a similar gu deway for the other turntable, and a pair of track guldeways for the'said car, one arranged to cause the car when e ected from the turn-table by the guideway to pass along'one track and enter thesaid guldeway of the other turn-table,

. thesecond track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, and means for rotating both turn-tables to advance the car around the same and also along one track guideway to the other turn-table;

4. In a device of the'character' set forth, a ga'ir of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate and located some distance apart, a car, a guideway'adjacent one turn-table toreceive'the'carand direct it onto one turntable and to guide the carto travel around on the turn-tableto the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable, a similar guideway for the other turntable, and a pair of track guideways for the said car, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from the turn-table by the guideway to pass along one track and enterthe said guideway of the other turn-table, the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, means for rotating both turn-tables to ad- Vance the car around the same and also along one track guideway to the other turntable, the track guideway being declined to ward 7 each turn-table.

5. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate and located some distance apart, a car, aguideway adjacent one turn-table to receive the car and direct it onto the turntable and to guide the car to travel around on the turntable to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable, a similar guideway for the other turntable, ZL'PEUI of track 'guideways for the said car, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from one turn-table by the guideway to pass along one track and enter the said guideway of the other turn-table, the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turntable, the car being" provided with running wheels,

. and horizontal guide wheels on each side to enga e said guideways.

6. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate and located some distance apart, a car, a guideway adjacent one turn-table to receive the car and direct it onto the turntable and to guide the car to travel around on the turn-table to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable, a similar guideway for the other turntable, and a pair of track guideways for the said car, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from one turntable by the guidewa to pass along one track and enter the said guideway of the other turn-table, the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, the car being provided with running Wheels, horizontal guide Wheels on each side to engage said guideways, and means for rotating the turn-tables to each advance the car around the same and also along one track guideway to the other turn-table.

'7. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turn-tables, a car, a pair of upright side guideways connected with one turn-table to receive the car and direct in onto the turn-table and to guide the car to travel around on the turn-table to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turn-table, a pair of similar upright guideways for the other turn-table, and a pair of rails for the car with side guides arranged to cause the car when ejected from the turn-table by its guideway to pass along one track and enter the said upright guideways of the other turn-table, a second pair of rails and side guideways arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table.

8. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turntables, a car, a pair of upright side guideways connected with one turn-table to receive thexcar and direct it onto the turntable and to guide the car to travel around on the turn-table to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turntable, a pair of similar up right guideways for the other turn-table, and a pair of rails for the car with side guideways arranged to cause the car when ejected from the turn-table by its guideway to pass along one track and enter the said upright guideways of the other turntable, a second pair of rails and side guideways arranged to receive the car'ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, the car being provided with track running wheels and also side horizontal uide wheels to engage said guideways, and means for rotating the turn-tables to each advance the car around the same and along one track onto the other turntable.

9. In a device of the character set forth, a pair of horizontal turn-tables mounted to rotate and located some distance apart, a car, a guideway adjacent one turn-table to receive the car and direct it onto the turntable to guide the car to travel around on the turntable to the opposite side and thereupon direct the car from the turn-table, a similar guideway for the other turn-table, and a pair of track guideways for the said car, one arranged to cause the car when ejected from one turn-table by the guideway to pass along one track and enter the said guideway of the other turn-table, the second track guideway being arranged to receive the car ejected from the latter turn-table and guide it back to the other turn-table, and a stop member in the track arranged to arrest the car.

10. In an amusement apparatus, a guidewav comprising track members and vertical wall members, a car adapted to move along said guideway, a horizontal rotating projector moving within said guideway to propel the car, the upper surface of said rotating projector being continuous with the track surface of the guideway.

11. In anamusement apparatus, a guideway, a car adapted to move on rollers along said guideway, a moving bottom at one section of the guideway whereby the car moving on to said moving bottom section has the motion of the latter gradually imparted to it.

12. An amusement device comprising a guideway, cars adapted to be moved along said guideway, a horizontally rotating circu lar platform or projector situated at a curve in said track-way to impart its motions to the cars, the peripheral face portion of the projector serving as a bottom for the guideway at the curve, the relation of the foregoing parts being such that the cars make the passage to and from the projector in an irregular and jerky fashion.

13. An amusement device comprising a guideway, ears adapted to be moved along said guideway, a horizontally rotating circular projector situated at a curve in said track way, the relation of the foregoing parts being such that the cars pass to and from the projector under varying conditions of speed.

"14.3111 a device of the character set forth, a horizontal turn-table mounted to rotate, a

car, a guideway adjacent the turn-table to' guideways for the said car, one arranged to recelve the car when ejected from the turntable by, the guidevvay to pass along the track, the second track guideway being ara guideway, a car ranged to guide the car to the turn-table. 15. An amusement apparatus comprising adapted to move along said guideway and a rotary projector moving within the guideway to propel the car in an irregular and jerky fashion. I 16. An amusement apparatus comprising a guideway, a car adapted tomove along said guideway and a horizontally rotating projector moving within the guideway to contact with the car and impart its motion thereto. I 7

17. In an amusement apparatus, a guide- Way comprising track members and vertical wall members, a car adapted to move along the guideway said guideway, car to engage the track members and rollers on the sides of said car to engage the vertical wall members of the guideway, a horirollers on the bottom of said I zontally rotating projector movlng withi= dius of the curvature of the outer wall of being substantially the radius of the pro ector at; that point, the upper surface of the projector being substantially continuous with the track surface of the guideway, whereby cars moving on the guideway and on to the surface of the projector have the motion of the latter imparted to them.

Signed at New York, Y., on February 26, 1920. g

AUGUST P. LAUSTER. V 

